Jiří Zedníček (born February 14, 1945) is a former Czech professional

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player. He was voted to the Czechoslovak 20th Century Team.

Club career

In his club career, Zedníček won the European-wide secondary level FIBA Cup Winner's Cup (later called

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) championship, in the 1968–69 season. He was a member of the

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in 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, and 1972.

National team career

Zedníček represented the senior Czechoslovak national team at several

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s, and at the

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. At the EuroBasket 1967, he was named the MVP of the tournament. With the national team, he also won a silver medal at the EuroBasket in Finland, in 1967, and a bronze medal at the EuroBasket in Italy, in 1969. At the

1970 FIBA World Championship The 1970 FIBA World Championship was the 6th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia in Sarajevo, Split, Croatia, Spli ...

, he was a member of the Czech national team that finished the tournament in sixth place. He was also on the Czech team that finished in 10th place at the

1974 FIBA World Championship The 1974 FIBA World Championship was the 7th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Puerto Rico from July 3 to 14, 1974. The tournament was won by the Soviet Union men's ...

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FIBA Profile
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Club career

National team career

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